The Covid Catalyst

Recently, whilst running with a friend, I realised that the Covid 19 crisis has created an opportunity for change that few may realise. You may have been stuck in your job, going through the motions, wanting out but not willing or able to risk taking the leap. This is understandable of course. With a regular income, safe job and fixed hours, it was difficult to make the very brave jump to throw it all in and change your career or go back to study. There was just too much to lose.

Now, all that may have been taken away from you. For some lucky individuals, it is business as usual, but for others this new landscape of work represents new possibilities. Let’s imagine you had the dream of doing something different. Let’s say you always wanted to join the police force. Giving up your steady income, quitting your permanent job, and redesigning your budget to accommodate a lower salary all prohibited such a drastic move.

With the Covid crisis, you may have lost your job and therefore all the reasons that compelled you to stay there in the first place may now have changed.

So what are you waiting for? This is a time to re-examine your life-path. You know you can manage it as you have been managing it for the past two months or so. You know you can go back to the same old same, but do you want to? Is the safe path the best path? Will you ever get another chance to make the leap of faith required to follow your dream?

Think carefully about the choices you make during this time as you may have an opportunity that you wont have ever again. Don’t just dream the dream, live it.